A/N: Okay I did this because it was something I wanted to see. I guess you could say this is what I thought should of happened or something like it.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the mistakes found here.

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Quinn's Epiphany

PART 2:

Jared's POV…

Jared banged and kicked at the door for all he was worth but it wouldn't budge. It was reinforced concrete to keep dragon fire out but that didn't stop him from trying to break it down. He couldn't believe it, he was locked in. He'd seen some of the other men here lock in their children when they refused to back down and insisted on going with them on missions. His friend Paul had been locked in plenty of times when his father refused to let him join Jared on missions. But that was different he thought, Quinn had no right to lock him in. He screamed and kicked but it was obvious he wasn't getting out he was stuck until Quinn let him out. He thought back to what had happened to get him here in the first place.

FLASHBACK…

He'd watched as Quinn and Van Zan went at it. He was unsure of what to think. A part of him wanted to defend Quinn but another part of him wondered if what Van Zan had said was true. Was Quinn just scared? Was he a coward? He kept thinking about it as the fight ended and Quinn went inside.

"So kid, your going to join me or what?" asked Van Zan as he watched Jared.

"I…I don't know," said Jared.

"What don't you know? You're either a fighter or a coward like your old man over there," said Van Zan as he motioned towards the holding.

"He's not my father," said Jared.

"Really, you could have fooled me," said Van Zan as he looked at Jared.

"He's not," said Jared.

"If you say so kid. So you going to join or what?" asked Van Zan.

"Yeah, I am," said Jared as people gathered around him began to whisper. He thought he made out a few "Quinn's going to flip" and "Quinn won't let him" whispered amongst them. That just pissed him off, it's not like Quinn really concerned himself with him.

"I'm going to get my stuff," said Jared to Van Zan and the man nodded at him as he ran into the holding to gather his belongings. He thought back on the whispering, he wasn't stupid he knew people saw him as Quinn's son. The proof was in the way they acted around him. They always watched what they said around him and always reported his doings and whereabouts to Quinn. The younger children followed him around and did his bidding. He was never asked to join anything without Quinn's approval first.

It didn't matter anyway, it's not like Quinn really saw him as anything more than one of his men he thought as he pulled his things together. Yeah, Quinn wouldn't care he thought as he walked down the corridor. Then why was he trying to avoid seeing Quinn? Why was he making his way quietly down the corridor in an effort to avoid Quinn?

He was busy pondering those details when suddenly Quinn was right in front of him blocking his path. They'd argued, Jared had yelled at Quinn and announced that he was joining Van Zan no matter what. Suddenly Quinn had grabbed him and pulled him along the corridor towards the lower part of the holding.

He'd continued to struggle in Quinn's arms but he'd only tightened his grip on him. He kept struggling but now began to insult Quinn calling him every name he could think of. But it did him no good, Quinn kept his hold. It felt like an eternity before he was let go. As soon as Quinn had let him go he made a run for it, but Quinn stopped him once again.

He quickly looked around and realized he was in one of the underground safe rooms. In that moment he realized what Quinn intended to do with him. He was locking him in, these rooms where used to lock in people when dragons attacked to keep them safe. But they were most commonly referred to as the "brats jail' because most often some of the men locked in their teenage sons when they refused to corporate with them. He'd seen many of his friends locked in here when they wanted to join a hunting party, or when they tried to go off on their own. No, no way he thought Quinn was not locking him in.

"You can't do this," he yelled at Quinn.

"Yes, I can," was Quinn's reply.

"Who do you think you are? What gives you the right?" he demanded of Quinn. He watched as the older man looked away from him before he looked back at him. He could tell he was thinking about what he'd asked. It wouldn't be long before he realized his mistake and let him go he thought. Quinn had no right to lock him in, no right.

"I'm your father," was Quinn's reply as he gave him a slight shove towards the cot in the back of the room and walked out.

Jared automatically jumped up and began his useless banging on the door; he then proceeded to yell every insult he could think of at Quinn. It did him no good he was good and stuck.

END OF FLASHBACK…

He was now sitting on the cot looking at his hands. They hurt from all the banging not to mention his soar throat from all the screaming he'd done. It was finally here when he just sat pondering all that had happened when it dawned on him. He'd been so mad at Quinn that he hadn't really heard what he'd said to him. It was until know that he realized that Quinn had referred to himself as his father. Surely he'd heard wrong, the man who corrected anyone who made that assumption hadn't actually said it himself? No, he'd probably heard wrong. No way would Quinn really think of him as his son, would he? He'd made pretty sure that he never gave away anything to anyone about how he really felt about Quinn. That he saw the man as his father. He never said the words out aloud but in his heart and mind Quinn was his dad.

No, Quinn hadn't said it he thought. He hadn't but what if he did? It wouldn't matter he was mad that Quinn had locked him in and he wasn't about to let it go. He'd treat Quinn the way he'd seen his friends treat their fathers after been let out. Let's see how much Quinn liked that, he thought. Dad or no dad, he was going to give Quinn hell for this he thought.

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